New Principal At Parsippany Hills High

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Parsippany Hills High School students will be welcomed back to school by a new principal this September. Dr. Matthew Thompson, who began work in July, has replaced Mr. Michael DiSanto as the PHHS principal.

"I am honored and excited to join the Parsippany-Troy Hills School Community," said Dr. Thompson. "Everyone here has been so supportive and friendly. I know we’re going to have an outstanding school year."

DiSanto will remain in Parsippany as a Director of Health/P.E.

Before coming to Parsippany, Thompson worked at Hunterdon Central Regional High School for eight years as an assistant principal, and for three years as the instructional technology coordinator.

According to school officials:

Dr. Thompson earned a B.S. at Lock Haven, University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Varsity Wrestling Team. He studied at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and received a M.S. in Education, received a M.A. in Educational Leadership at Centenary College, and completed an Ed.D. program through Nova Southeastern University. He was inducted into the Lock Haven University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.